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President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, a senior administration official told Reuters. In a private Oval Office ceremony, Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui, who is Morocco’s ambassador to the United States, gave Trump the Order of Muhammad, an award given only […]
King Mohammed VI reiterated Morocco’s constant support to the Palestinian question, based on the two-state solution, as internationally agreed upon and its resolve to continue its constructive commitment to the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, and announced the holding shortly of a session of the Al-Quds Committee. This came […]
HM King Mohammed VI sent a message to the President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, in which the Sovereign wished him a speedy recovery following his contamination with Covid-19. “I have learnt that you have tested positive for COVID-19. I hope that you will quickly be restored to perfect health and I […]
The UAE will open a consulate in Laayoune in a move that signals strong ties of brotherliness and firm support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, the Royal Cabinet said in a statement. The decision came after a phone conversation between King Mohammed VI and his Brother Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed […]
Zambia opened on October 24 its embassy to Rabat in a move that signals a willingness to further boost ties with Morocco at all levels. The embassy was opened during a visit to Rabat by Zambia’s Joseph Malanji who told the press, on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony, that the embassy will serve as […]
Morocco and India expressed willingness to ease visa procedures notably for businessmen and tourists, Morocco’s foreign ministry said. This came during a videoconference between Morocco’s foreign minister and his Indian peer Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who expressed satisfaction at the growing ties between the two countries as evidenced by the signing of some forty agreements and memorandums […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, chaired on Thursday in Rabat a meeting devoted to the renewable energies strategy within the frame of the Sovereign’s constant follow up of the major and strategic projects launched in the Kingdom. During this meeting, the Monarch noted “several delays” in the implementation of this […]
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted the “strategic” character and regular political consultations between his country and Morocco noting the closer political consultations. Speaking at an economic forum bringing together Brazil and Arab countries, Bolsonaro stressed the key role played by Morocco in promoting Brazil’s agriculture citing that the north African Kingdom remains the main supplier […]
Stephanie Williams, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), has praised the support provided by Morocco and King Mohammed VI to the efforts made by the United Nations to solve the Libyan crisis. Speaking to journalists following her talks held Thursday in Rabat with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, Mrs. Williams, who is […]
The Kingdom of Morocco in its fight against covid-19